Aldemir Calunga

Calunga is a poetic, contemplative portrait of a man adrift between past and present, land and sea. Once a legendary surfer, now in his fifties, Calunga paddles a yellow kayak through the tangled mangroves of Brazil - a symbolic j...

Greg Hajdarowicz

My Way to Paradise II

Calunga is a poetic, contemplative portrait of a man adrift between past and present, land and sea. Once a legendary surfer, now in his fifties, Calunga paddles a yellow kayak through the tangled mangroves of Brazil - a symbolic journey through memory, regret, and resilience. Raised by housekeepers under the shadow of a controlling military father, Calunga fled to the ocean to find freedom and identity. From clowning in the classroom to facing monstrous waves, from global travels and fleeting relationships to a near-death experience that ended his surfing career, his life has been one of escape, improvisation, and searching. Admired by many, sung about in local songs, he remains emotionally adrift, finding rare moments of peace among people with disabilities - and in the silence of the sea. With lyrical imagery, underwater footage, and the recurring motif of the mangrove, Calunga traces the arc of a man who smiles often but carries the weight of time, trauma, and choices unmade.

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